Jasmine Fledderjohann
@jfledderjohann.bsky.social
Prof in Sociology & Social Justice. Research food, gender, repro justice, digital inequities. She/her. Former ALS/MND carer. Projects: http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/foodequity & http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/digi. Usual disclaimers.
In the UK, facts are listed per 100g or 100ml. It's *so* much easier to compare labels! Amidst all the 'obesity epidemic' rhetoric in the US, where is the political action to regulate labels so they can be easily compared by consumers? This is an easy #PublicHealth win in waiting...
October 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
In the UK, facts are listed per 100g or 100ml. It's *so* much easier to compare labels! Amidst all the 'obesity epidemic' rhetoric in the US, where is the political action to regulate labels so they can be easily compared by consumers? This is an easy #PublicHealth win in waiting...
Sure, I can pull a calculator out & stand in the aisle endlessly calculating for every item I buy, but do I have the time and patience for that? No!
And, having the time for this of course corresponds to privilege. #HealthDisparities
And, having the time for this of course corresponds to privilege. #HealthDisparities
October 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Sure, I can pull a calculator out & stand in the aisle endlessly calculating for every item I buy, but do I have the time and patience for that? No!
And, having the time for this of course corresponds to privilege. #HealthDisparities
And, having the time for this of course corresponds to privilege. #HealthDisparities
Yes, I think there is a lot of freedom and joy in adulthood associated w/(re-)discovering the things that you like and unabashedly enjoying them--for many, late childhood and adolescence can unfortunately be rife with shame.
September 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Yes, I think there is a lot of freedom and joy in adulthood associated w/(re-)discovering the things that you like and unabashedly enjoying them--for many, late childhood and adolescence can unfortunately be rife with shame.